Category BBTCA

In an astoundingly accurate example of Newspeak that would make George Orwell proud, the executive who developed Bombardier's CSeries jet engine says it's not a jet. It's a turbofan claims Pratt & Whitney's Graham Webb, the company's vice-president of commercial engine programs. Pratt & Whitney supplies Bombardier with its engines for the CSeries jets so ...

Garfield (Gar) Mahood is a former executive of the Canadian Environmental Law Association but he is better known as a champion for the rights of non-smokers.
A founding member of the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association in 1974, Mr. Mahood received the Canadian Cancer Society's R.M. Taylor Medal and Award, their highest award, in 1997. In 2007, he ...

The following exchange took place between CommunityAIR's Brian Iler and a poster who identifies her/himself as MD2. The exchange is on The Airline Website.
The thread, Oh oh....maybe the Liberals are serious about no expansion, is a five-page discussion on the recent Liberal announcement on not opening the tripartite agreement. MD2's posts are spread throughout the ...

In one of his funniest pieces in years, Liberals have jumped the gun by shutting down Billy Bishop jets debate, November 13, 2015, Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee proves himself a master of satire.
Marcus, tongue in cheek, calls the Liberal government's decision to leave the Tripartite Agreement as is hasty. Of course, the fine ...

Recipients of NoJetsTO emails received the message below today. It invites supporters of a jet-free waterfront to sign a welcoming card to Transport Minister Marc Garneau.
The last weeks have been momentous for our waterfront. We now have a Liberal federal government that has committed to stopping the wrong-headed jets proposal.
The Liberals’ promise to protect the ...

As Porter Airlines’ president and CEO has made clear, it is Porter that is asking the City of Toronto to amend the Tripartite Agreement to allow Porter to fly Bombardier CS100 jets from Billy Bishop Toronto Centre Airport (BBTCA).
As PortsToronto has made clear, it will make its decision when the city has reached its decision.
So, ...